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 Risk Communication
These resources address the nursing competency
outlined in the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report, Nursing,
Health and the Environment: Strengthening the Relationship to
Improve the Public’s
Health, to “understand the role of advocacy, ethics, and risk
communication with respect to actual or potential adverse health
effects from the environment.”
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A Primer on Health Risk Communication Principles and Practices
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/primer.html
The purpose of this Primer is to provide a framework of principles
and approaches for the communications of health risk information
to diverse audiences. The Primer begins with brief descriptive
material about the mission of ATSDR and the importance of local
community involvement in the health risk communication process.
The remainder of the Primer is devoted to a discussion of issues
and guiding principles for communicating health risk accompanied
by specific suggestions for presenting information to the public
and for interacting effectively with the media.
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Communicating
Deployment - Related Health Concerns to Patients http://www.pdhealth.mil/clinicians/risk_comm.asp
Focuses on clinician-patient communications, especially in
postdeployment settings, e.g., Gulf War Illness. Includes
downloadable briefings and other materials
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Risk
Communication: Responding to the Communication Challenges
Posed by Bioterrorism
http://www.astho.org/?template=communications.html
Video of a Live webcast titled, Risk Communication: Responding to
the Communication Challenges Posed by Bioterrorism. Offered by ASTHO,
the program featured Vincent T. Covello, PhD, Director of the Center
for Risk Communication with ASTHO President Georges C. Benjamin, MD.
PowerPoint slides also available Covello’s presentation also
available.
First Hours Resources: Key Websites and Online Resources
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/firsthours/resources/websites.asp
Online resources to public health officials prepare for emergencies, including terrorism incidents.
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September 25, 2007
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